Diferences between extensions and modules?

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Hello!

Please share your knowhow…

Can you post what diferences are you found working with modules and extensions at code level.

regards

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An extension, at its simplest form, could be just a class. We call it extension because we intend to reuse it in other projects.

A module is more complex. You may think it as a complete application used inside another application.

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An extension, at its simplest form, could be just a class. We call it extension because we intend to reuse it in other projects.

A module is more complex. You may think it as a complete application used inside another application.

Actually, I've found out it is exactly that: a (sub)application. It behaves the same, it has most of the features of an app, it's simply that it needs to be wrapped differently because of its nature - i.e. it needs to be embedded in an app.

Actually, you could simply take a module and make an app out of it, and that with minimal changes.

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The module way is a perfect for me, I have created a module called 'system' and I am putting here all we needed for my projects

system/

        /extensions

        /filters

        /components

        /functions

them I don worry when coming new releases of YII, also I cam create at any time new webapp and only paste one directory module system under modules directory, and modify main.php config file, thats all

realy nice.

but I am still learn all potential of a module.

regards

Max

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I think you've got it wrong. A module needs to have views, in order to really be a module, otherwise you should put your extensions/filters/components/helpers (yes, I guess in system/functions you actually have helpers) directly under the application's basePath. (and copy/paste those directories in new projects as needed).

Possible modules on a website would be "blog", "forum", "wiki", "admin" and so on.

Sorry for seeming harsh, I ment it from the perspective of clean development practices. Hope it helps. Cheers.

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yes under yiic, fir I do : module system, only for store extensions en components etc…

after that I buil all my apps in the modules way,

yiic:

module users

modelm users user

crudm users 4 user

if I need same comtroller:

controllerm users profile

them I am ready for modify and start the new module,

realy more easy…

:)